Caves and Farmhouses
Trip Start
Jul 12, 2002
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Trip End
May 17, 2005
CastleIsland,
Ireland
Friday, September 13, 2002
I met Joe's best friend Sile and they helped me along on my studies of alcoholic beverages. I am now officially educated on the ins and outs of Irish drinking. We visited Crag Caves where stalagmites and stalactites number in the millions.
We also went Muckross House and Farms where we went back to a time when all work was carried out using traditional methods. We tasted freshly baked Irish soda bread and cuddled with baby goats. There was a Labourer's Cottage, a Carpenter's Workshop, Crossroads (where before TV kept people entertained, they used to gather to sing and dance) and the biggest pig I have ever seen
A harp taller than me!
. I think I am off pork for a while. We also visited Muckross House where the queen stayed for a night back in the 1800's. Preparations for her arrival were extensive and costly including the refurbishing of three rooms on the ground level as she feared fire. I wanted to play the harp in her boudoir but I wasn't allowed so I jumped on her bed instead. The house was so large that the hallway alone was bigger than Joe's entire house.
The view included a lake, Killarney Mountains, oak forests and manicured gardens. We enjoyed a delicious picnic of tea and ham (ok, the pork fast didn't last long) sandwiches. We then made our way to the Gap of Dunloe where the views were breathtaking. I know that I haven't even scratched the surface with all that Ireland offers so I will take with me the fantastic memories and leave with the promise that I will be back for more.
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